Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1887-06-24

name of Miss Anna r ibnson at the rec
tory, Wcstley, Shropshire. This was
the letter:
My Deerest Amer. | ope this will fine
you in good elth as it leeyes me at present
My deerest Amer, it his long time sense J
rote TO yew, lut their have b.en so much tc
do as / have no time. ] hop this will fin'
you in good hel b, my deerest Amer. Thi
is very quite plase their is no sports MOI
nothink, orphan sy, for deer old Englan al
the swete faces, sp ichially one, l LETT behind
I ope TO s,e, it soon, so no more at present
from your trew lover. BEN,
What the Fraulen thought Of it when
she heard that Ben had changed hi.
mind | hardly know, but he made sont
plausible excuse, have no doubt, aud
promised Ito soothe her wounded feel
ings) that he would soon return.
Once more at Westley. The first
evening after his arrival Ben went down
to the roetory. Anna was out, but the
coachman was in.
"Yo' back again my lll!. Yo're just
like bobby, a-turniug up when you
are not wanted
That was the coachman's welcome and
Ben resented it.
Perhaps if you don't want me there's
some one csc as docs"
"Then perhaps there's two on 'cm, foi
l see two on en- together not five min
utes ago."
"Heyl7 calculated Ben.
CAS- much hay as yo' like, my lad.
we gies it to the oases, and can spare a
bit for donkey"
Clearly, there was no friendly feeling
on the part of the coachman for Ben.
Then the cook tackled him. "You'vC
made a fine mess of it, Ben. Have you
heard what she's had left her?7
Left herr' exclaimed the humbug
"Yes, left her--two thousand pounds
and she's gong for it on Mon lay. It'll
make them very comfortable"
Her and her mother,n suggested
Ben.
'Ho, ho, ho, hor roared the coach
man.
"Hi, hi, hi, hp laughed the cook.
sHee. hee, hee. hee = sang tho
kitchen maid all in chorus.
"Her and her motherl' and then they
went off again.
ITS very funny" said the victim,
'tbut l don't see where the fun comes
in"
'Don't e now2 Then I'll tell yer
Yo're come back to make it up WI her
because yo'an heard as hers got some
money. But it's bespoke already for
her and--her mother.
Cerehman. cook ard Kitchen maid
repeat chorus.
'I'll not take it." said Ben, 7from
no ones lips but hers. Her said herd
stick to me, and I've stuck to her, and
expect her'll stick to me, and that's ali
about it,
''Then you can take it from her lips
now, Mr.. Benjamin." said Anna, COM
ing in at the moment. "You never
wrote to me for more than twelve
months, though | wrote to you tw.c,,
and then, when l had some money left
me, you sent me letter pretending as
how as you was very fond Of me. Aforc
you went away | said to the coachman,
II he's not III earnest, then pm not in
earnest, and that's all about il"
"Neycr mind" said Ben to himself
that night. IF one door shuts another
door opens"
"Yes, the door was open when Ben
got there, some six weeks after he had
left. He entered the house with the air
of master, pausins a moment to look
round on the vineyards which would SO
soon be his. He opened an inner door;
there sat Fraulcin, busy with her needle
81 am back again." SAID he; ''giye
me a welcome"
"Then you can go back again." she
replied.
"But am come to stay and work on
the farm"
"The farm does not want you, neither
do /, /" she answered.
Then Benjamin waxed furious. He
called her foklo and unkind, told her
that no good could come to a double
dealing person, and left her with the
somewhat doubIe-cdged remark that "a
bird III the hand is worth two in the
bush. ="
think ought to explain tho Frau.
lein's behavior. The old cook at West
ley wrote to her to warn her against
'that presumin' villun. " = CasselPs
MfpaZine.